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Efficacy and Safety Study of Buprenorphine HCl Buccal Film in Subjects With Low Back Pain

CompletedPhase 3NCT01256450
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.

Brief summary (from the registry)

The purpose of this study is to determine whether buprenorphine hydrochloride (HCl) buccal film is effective and safe in the treatment of chronic low back pain (CLBP).

Study details

Official title
A 12-Week, Placebo Controlled, Double Blind, Randomized Withdrawal Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Buprenorphine HCl Buccal Film in Subjects With Moderate to Severe Chronic Low Back Pain
Sponsor
BioDelivery Sciences International
Start date
2010-11
Primary completion
2011-07
Sex
All
Age range
from 18 Years
Results posted
Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
Countries
United States
Total sites listed
24

Eligibility criteria

Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Male or non-pregnant and non-nursing female aged 18 or older * History of moderate to severe chronic low back pain for ≥3 months with a pain intensity ≥5 \[11 point numerical rating scale\] reported at the open-label titration period Day 0/1 visit following a washout period (opioids, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs \[NSAIDs\], and muscle relaxants) of approximately 12 to 24 hours * Currently taking ≤60 mg oral morphine/day or equianalgesic dose of another opioid (including opioid naïve) for 1 week or longer * Stable health, as determined by the Investigator, on the basis of medical history, physical examination, and screening laboratory results so as to comply with all study procedures * Female subjects of childbearing potential must be using a recognized effective method of birth control * Written informed consent obtained at Screening, prior to any procedure being performed Exclusion Criteria: * Reflex sympathetic dystrophy or causalgia (complex regional pain syndrome), acute spinal cord compression, cauda equina compression, acute nerve root compression, meningitis, and discitis * Surgical procedure for back pain within 2 months prior to screening or nerve/plexus block within 4 weeks of screening * Hypokalemia or clinically unstable cardiac disease, including: unstable atrial fibrillation, symptomatic bradycardia, unstable congestive heart failure, or active myocardial ischemia * Corrected QT (QTc) interval of \>450 milliseconds on the 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) * History of long QT syndrome, or an immediate family member with this condition * Diagnosis of moderate to severe hepatic impairment. * History of severe emesis with opioids * Clinically significant sleep apnea

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01256450